I was a crisp pixel diehard for like 20 years even despite growing up with CRT, because I remember in the 80s-00s trying hard to get the clearest picture (RF->SRGB->S-video->Composite) and it felt like, “what’s clearer than exact pixels?”

And then I tried a good CRT filter that emulates not just scanlines and noise, but subpixel effects, and it really changed my mind. The graphics really were designed to be displayed with those analog “imperfections,” and if you lived in that era, you kind of took for granted the things that worked well with the natural CRT blur while pursuing image clarity. Bringing back the CRT effects was a revelation.

Like, even handheld emulation filters that mimic how those particular LCD screens functioned often give a better experience since game designers took that into account.

I don’t know if someone growing up with only emulated square LCD memories would feel the same, and I’ll always take pixely LCD over bad CRT emulation, but I’d suggest to give it a try with good filters.

The heretics who don’t stop at one magic are the worst.

Logan Paul edition… Just wow.

Sorry, do you mean a link to a Roku TV? Assuming you mean a link to Projectivity, here’s a link:

https://xdaforums.com/t/app-android-tv-projectivy-launcher.4436549/

You can scroll to the bottom - basically you should just be able to enable installation from third party sources in your Google TV android options, and install the APK. I don’t have Google TV, but worked fine on Android TV. I forget if you have to fiddle with any other settings to get it to boot into Projectivity, or if you just change the launcher app in settings.

No way, that is so smart. I’ll have to look for a guide.

Yeah, this is the answer. My wife does a lot of arduino/pi stuff so this is on our to-do list, but we just can’t find the time (building in cushion for inevitable network and setup troubleshooting).

Note about the second bullet: Not all TCL TVs are Google TV, which can be switched to Protectivity - Roku TVs at this point, as far as I know, cannot disable ads if connected to the Internet.

Ahhhhhhhh!

I’m having a particularly braindead morning. Mario and Luigi are two people. 1 in 3 leaves the possibility of a third person being ugly and both Mario and Luigi being not ugly. Why does Mario conclude Luigi is ugly based on the 1 in 3 comment?

Are all women in Afghanistan covered as lawful refugees in most countries? It’s clear that they aren’t going to stop until they are kept as breeding stock who physically can’t leave the house.

I’d also accept “cinnanone.”

I generally just picture the masses of WWII vets alive looking at Americans through the eras, disappearing little by little, and as soon as the last one disappears America just collectively goes, “Why were we against fascism again? Can’t remember. Ohwell, can’t imagine it was that important.”

Oh, if so, then nevermind.

I assume it’s going to be a cloud connected screen that streams games. There’s no current way to get thermal and power requirements met for PS5 on a handheld. They’re just trying to remove the in-home PS5 requirement from the Portal.

Yeah, there honestly isn’t enough space in this form factor for sticks. Seems painful within 2-3 minutes.

Thanks, that’s not too bad. I am used to spending 5-10 minutes at this point debloating/disabling junk on a new Plex install, I just hope it doesn’t keep getting much worse.

Thank you for installing and reporting back.

Those who use Plex to access personal media will find that their libraries are in a dedicated tab, while the Watchlist will take up prime real estate in the top navigation section. Plex says it also streamlined the user menu for quick access to things like your profile, friends and watch history.

Wait, does this mean that personal media is in a single “tab” that we now have to navigate from the main page, instead of currently where the main page and personal libraries are broken out? That would be a pretty awful change.

Also, who cares about the friends and watch history? Does anyone use that?

The watchlist (assuming this is your “bookmark to watch” section, not the recent content section) is in “prime real estate” now, even though I never use it?

It sounds like - as with the last few major updates - they’re building apps for the users they want, not the users they have.

I loved the feedback and how they felt, but damned if I could ever find a practical use for them. I’m glad they’re still trying.

Don’t you dare speak that into existence.